"Unsafe food" and "use by" dates.

[atticus]

Everything.

[Hairyloon]

Not in the slightest.

[Hairyloon]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/05/anti-wast ... d-6685698/

[atticus]

444 items, a cumulative total of 6,435 days past use by date. That averages 14.49 days past use by date.

[dls]

HL, deem means exactly what Atti says.

[tph]

Could a defence be based around the product not being sold as food fit for human consumption?

[atticus]

That does not appear to be the reported purpose, so that defence would be laughed out of court.

[tph]

Purpose of what?

[atticus]

Dealing in what you referred to as the product.

[Hairyloon]

HL, deem means exactly what Atti says.

I would hope that it does: he used a dictionary, but since you are both so certain that a matter is immutable once deemed, I'm sure one of you can easily provide case law or some other reference?